Travis Alford grew up in Spring Hope, NC. He began playing the trumpet at age 11, and began composing a bit later, upon entering college. His compositions have been performed in North Carolina, Massachusetts, and beyond. His Ping for two trumpets was performed at the 2006 "Exploring Trumpet" international seminar in Kalavrita, Greece. In 2005 his Stretching Limitations for solo tape was awarded "Most Outstanding Composition" by REBEL Magazine. Also in 2005, he was involved in the genesis of the "Composers in Public Schools" program (Edward Jacobs, director), aimed at exposing and teaching creative thinking and composition to elementary and middle school students in Pitt County, NC.

Travis has studied composition with David Rakowski, Lee Hyla, Edward Jacobs, Mark Richardson, and Mark Taggart, and trumpet with Britton Theurer. He holds degrees from the New England Conservatory (M.M. Music Composition, 2008) and East Carolina University (B.M. Music Theory/Composition, 2005), and is currently working towards a PhD in Composition at Brandeis University.

Travis also remains active as a performer and improviser, having performed with such groups as the North Carolina "Pops" Orchestra, the Jazz group "Lydian Mix", and various chamber ensembles. He is currently a member of "The Forge", a NEC-based contemporary improvisation collective aimed at bridging and/or eliminating the divides between any and all musical genres, a philosophy Travis carries into all his projects.

Travis resides in Allston, MA, with his lovely wife, Lauren.

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